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the cyprus economy, they said, is on the brink. the next move may prove its salvation or destruction. >> very nervous days. today, the jets' leader of the kurdish rebels has called a cease-fire following three decades of fighting that has left 40,000 people dead. many are waiting until it is implemented before they celebrate. we have this report from istanbul from james reynolds. >> and promised an historic announcement. more than 100,000 kurds gathered to hear the message. he may have spent the last 14 years behind bars, but the size of this crowd shows that he remains the undisputed leader of the kurdish people in turkey. during the new year's celebrations, his declaration was read aloud. >> with millions witnessing, i am announcing the beginning of a new era. a state has been reached where our armed forces can withdraw beyond the borders. >> these pictures show the old era that he has promised to give up. before his capture in 1999, he led pkk fighters in the field. now he has ordered them to give up their positions and turkey a
the cyprus economy, they said, is on the brink. the next move may prove its salvation or destruction. >> very nervous days. today, the jets' leader of the kurdish rebels has called a cease-fire following three decades of fighting that has left 40,000 people dead. many are waiting until it is implemented before they celebrate. we have this report from istanbul from james reynolds. >> and promised an historic announcement. more than 100,000 kurds gathered to hear the message. he may...
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this is the third smallest member of the eurozone, the third smallest economy in the eurozone. nobody expected this to be the center, the crux of the eurozone financial woes, but now it is. many say cypress sleepwalk into the problem. all the warning signs are there, but nobody heeded them. this has long been a tax haven, a country whose banking sector is eight times the size of the economy. cyprus new what was happening in did not take action. now it is a country that is in severe crisis, and it could really set off a chain reaction across the eurozone. that said, it would be unlikely that the eurozone would let them drop out or a bailout that pales in comparison to the rest, but there will have to be a radical the calculus -- the calculation to try to stabilize the entire single currency -- a radical recalculation to try to stabilize the entire single currency. >> thank you. if you thought the euro crisis was over, it may be time to think again. let's go to syria where there is a confused picture over a potentially dangerous development tonight. the syrian government and rebe
this is the third smallest member of the eurozone, the third smallest economy in the eurozone. nobody expected this to be the center, the crux of the eurozone financial woes, but now it is. many say cypress sleepwalk into the problem. all the warning signs are there, but nobody heeded them. this has long been a tax haven, a country whose banking sector is eight times the size of the economy. cyprus new what was happening in did not take action. now it is a country that is in severe crisis, and...
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it builds confidence that the economy is growing again. the challenge is keeping people with you, and convincing them you're trying to bring the change they're looking for. >> suarez: ireland's business community is forecasting growth well above the european average for the next 20 years. after leading the eurozone into the bust, ireland now wants to lead it out. >> woodruff: and you can read all of ray's reports from ireland on our world page. >> ifill: next, a collection of stories about lethal crimes and punishments. jeffrey brown has our book conversation. >> brown: they begin as often grisly tales of murder, the stuff of the tabloids and nightly news, but some of these crime stories end up in the supreme court, part of a continuing and evolving debate in this country about the death penalty, its methods, its effectiveness, its morality. a new book explores this history. it's titled "murder at the supreme court: lethal crimes and landmark cases." its authors are veteran journalists martin clancy and tim o'brien. the title sounds like a
it builds confidence that the economy is growing again. the challenge is keeping people with you, and convincing them you're trying to bring the change they're looking for. >> suarez: ireland's business community is forecasting growth well above the european average for the next 20 years. after leading the eurozone into the bust, ireland now wants to lead it out. >> woodruff: and you can read all of ray's reports from ireland on our world page. >> ifill: next, a collection of...
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cyprus has an economy the size of vermont but the assets eight times more than the country's gdp. therein the financial woes come as no surprise to analysts. listen to what alan greenspan said friday. >> europe has been hanging over the american markets for quite a while. the removal of that risk, i think temporarily, i think it is only temporary, has enabled the underlying forces of the market to begin to come into vision. >> and today, the clearer vision that greenspan referred to was clouded the cyprus, we have the report by cyprus matters. >> reporter: cyprus is a smaller island with a smaller economy. but now they're hi
cyprus has an economy the size of vermont but the assets eight times more than the country's gdp. therein the financial woes come as no surprise to analysts. listen to what alan greenspan said friday. >> europe has been hanging over the american markets for quite a while. the removal of that risk, i think temporarily, i think it is only temporary, has enabled the underlying forces of the market to begin to come into vision. >> and today, the clearer vision that greenspan referred to...
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if we can't economy commitment and assurance which i've made publicly to the american people and to you privately that all options remain on the table, including the prospect which the president, charlie, does not want to do of unilaterally using military force to deal with iran's putative nuclear program. >> rose: so therefore the question is do you have any reason to doubt the president that he believes all other options have failed and iran is about to a year from now get a nuclear weapon and the ability to deliver it that he would not act? plunging markets notwithstanding the >> rising oil prices, a threat to american economic recovery, a generational war with iranians, all of that notwithstanding i believe that if it's unmistakably clear and this that the iranians are breaking out to acquire aweapon that this president will, in fact, use military force. it's not my preferreded option. it clouds the whole option of what the end state would be but i believe, yes he will use military force. >> rose: you agree? >> i think so, too. it's not just about the israelis as well. it's about th
if we can't economy commitment and assurance which i've made publicly to the american people and to you privately that all options remain on the table, including the prospect which the president, charlie, does not want to do of unilaterally using military force to deal with iran's putative nuclear program. >> rose: so therefore the question is do you have any reason to doubt the president that he believes all other options have failed and iran is about to a year from now get a nuclear...